Here I sit on a weekday evening enjoying playing hookie from beauty school. In truth, Charlie couldn't come home in time for me to go, so I am off tonight. I am reflecting on the silly tradition of New Year's resolutions. Every New Years, I feel pressured to join the millions of people in declaring a series of resolutions, goals that I want to meet during the year. Why vow to do better only once a year? I feel such a sense of change and renewal, but I am wondering how much different the world would be if resolutions were made once a month instead. When I was younger I would crank a list of resolutions out of my head that would put Santa's list to shame. I would rack my brain for every flaw and lacking area in my life that needed to be addressed and dealt with, and them promptly do none of them. As I get older, my list gets shorter, and the items on it have morphed into much simpler things. When I was 20 I wanted things like saving for a car, changing my personality to match Julia Roberts, and writing a fictional novel. Now at age 32 I vow not to eat so much ice cream, and leave it at that. Could it be that I don't care anymore? Or am I taking care of my life better as I mature? I would like to be pompous and tell my readers that I have it all together and no longer need resolutions, but that is far from the truth. Actually, my goals are small because I am taking care of the things that matter most to me and that is a daily job. My kids are top priority. I plan everything around them. I ask God to show me how to be a better mother more than once a year, it is a constant desire built on love for my kids. So, in the spirit of the season, I did make one resolution this year, and that is to kill "Buttzilla" by eating healthy, which I have been doing for three days and I am very proud of myself. I would like to know what you all vowed as your resolutions.....if you had to make one or two meaningful ones, what would they be?
4 years ago
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I'm right with ya on the resolution thing. It's just another year, another day. I don't really have a resolution, except Billy wants it to be for us to save money..which we're already doing so I don't know what he's talking about. But anyway, yeah, I'd like to kill my buttzilla too. I look back at pictures from 3 years ago and think Wow, I wish I looked like that again. I want to feel that way again, so maybe that will be a resolution. :::sigh:::
You are more mature now and are being more REALISTIC with your resolutions. I think as we all get older we can look at things more seriously...none of us want to make a resolution that we once again won't keep. For me, this has been over the last few years and I either haven't had a resolution or made it very simple and realistic. Like just to stay fit or eat healthy this year.
This year, my resolution is to become a better friend to Brad! I feel I sometimes let the constant companionship and care for him as a wife override the fact that we do want each other as FRIENDS as well as husband and wife. After years of marriage I think that the little things that never bothered you now bother you, and you sometimes can't escape the personality flaws or urks...So I want to remember to take the extra time and comfort to be a great friend to him, someone he can always get advice from or have a non-nagging listening ear to hear about problems! I'm a wife and love to take care of my family and get or fix the things they want or need, but it's more than that, a deeper relationship with someone you can totally trust as a true friend!
I think my main resolution is to be happy & healthy...with exercise & eating right!!!
My resolutions are: not to procrastinate & to finish what I've started. Also, to clean out all my cupboards & nooks & crannies to sell/get rid of all the stuff I don't use anymore. Goodbye cake decorating junk that I haven't used in almost a year! haha
I HAVE UPDATED MY BLOG!!!!!!!!!
And my resolution is; save my money for a really nice camera, Become a photoshop whiz and take some amazing photography
Thats all I want in life right now :)
Noelle, is your email still not working??
I just looked at your hair blog and commented on the posts.
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